How Nukes Got Loose
Peddling Peril: How the Secret Nuclear Trade Arms America’s Enemies
by David Albright
–Reviewed by Adam Fleisher
After the major powers acquired nuclear weapons in the early years of the Cold War, the expected proliferation around the world didn’t happen. One big reason is that building nuclear weapons from scratch isn’t easy. The technology is exceedingly complex, the price tag high. But the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) deserves some credit too. In formally recognizing the five nuclear states as of 1968, the treaty exacted a pledge from signatories to stop spreading nuclear …
